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Science for the Nation
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Science for the Nation

Perspectives on the History of the Science Museum
BookPaperback
Ranking406363inGeschichte
CHF43.90

Description

An engaging study of a great national institution. Essays explore the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. Illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-349-31119-4
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
PublisherPALGRAVE UK
Publishing date15/04/2010
Pages371 pages
LanguageEnglish
Article no.26623751
CatalogsOLF
Product groupGeschichte
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Author

SCOTT ANTHONY Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UKTIMOTHY BOON Chief Curator at the Science Museum, London, UKROBERT BUD Principal Curator of Medicine, the Science Museum and Visiting Professorial Fellow of History at Queen Mary University of London, UKPETER J. T. MORRIS Principal Curator of Science, the Science Museum, London, UKTHAD PARSONS Doctoral Candidate, Oxford UniversityDAVID ROONEY Curator of Transport, the Science Museum, London, UKTOM SCHEINFELDT Managing Director, Center for History and New Media and Research Assistant Professor of History, George Mason University, Virginia, USANICK WYATT Library Manager, the Science Museum Library, London, UK